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Gong Jiang and his men couldn't sit still any longer.

Zhu Ji walked in from outside. "Is dinner ready? Should I clear the table first?"

Shi Wen Wenxiao said, "Brother Zhu, you can just say you're craving something."

Zhu Ji looked at him and said sincerely, "Brother Shi, please don't expose me now, thank you."

Shi Wen's smile widened, "Would you like to taste the saltiness of the dish?"

Zhu Ji without hesitation. "Yes!"

Yan Kexing said nothing, took the plate from Shi Wen's hand, scooped out some bees, and handed it to Zhu Ji.

Zhu Ji, holding the plate, said, "Wow, your teamwork is amazing—"

Shi Wen, "That's right, all couples are like that."

Shi Wen first gave half of them to the little guys outside.

Today, the wolves came to visit the ranch, Shi Wen emptied a lot of the refrigerator's stock.

He took two buckets of food out to feed the little ones.

The little ones at home are always the first priority. Shi Wen feeds them first, and then goes to feed the wild wolves.

The wolves remained huddled together at a distance, hesitant to approach the Shi Wen family's little ones.

Shi Wen took out a disposable plate and gestured for them to come over. "Try this flavor, it's different from the food in the wild. Thank you for today."

The wolves only dared to slowly approach when they saw him beckoning.

Shi Wen laughed and said, "Eat."

The lead wolf howled, "Awooo--"

Shi Wen watching them eat for a while, Ge Yue called from inside, "Brother Shi, time to eat!!!"

"It's here." Shi Wen looked away, picked up the bucket, and went to the kitchen to wash his hands. "Pour the wine too. I took out the wine that was on the side of the cabinet."

Zhu Ji responded loudly, "I know!"

Everyone had been waiting impatiently, and finally it was time to eat.

Lin Chengqian and his team were very helpful in serving the various dishes and even brought bowls and chopsticks to serve rice and pour wine for everyone.

As soon as the food was served, everyone started eating the bee pupae without any hesitation.

Bee pupae are drier than other similar ingredients. After frying, they are crispy and fragrant, but they don't have that bursting, juicy texture. Instead, they have a dry and fragrant taste.

Shi Wen wondered if it was just her imagination, "I always felt that wasp pupae were the most delicious of all similar ingredients."

Zhu Ji ate several bee pupae in one go. "Have you guys also caught grasshoppers to eat?"

Shi Wen, "You mean locusts? Yes, but grasshoppers have a rather rough texture; they're not as crispy as bee pupae."

Everyone wielded their chopsticks with lightning speed, quickly devouring all the bee pupae and bees from the plate.

Yan Kexing fried a lot today, but it still wasn't enough.

In just over ten minutes, the plate containing bee pupae and bees was empty.

Shi Wen that there wasn't enough food on the table, Shi Wen sighed, "You can stay nearby tonight, and we'll eat bee pupae and bee roe again tomorrow!"

Zhu Ji laughed heartily, "If Old Yan is willing to fry them, I could eat them for another month and I wouldn't get tired of it."

Yan Kexing: "You can fry them yourself too. I'll take some back with you later."

Zhu Ji: "That won't do. I don't have your skills. Taking the ingredients back would be a waste. I'll just eat some here."

After the bee pupae and bee larvae were eaten, there were still other dishes on the table.

Everyone slowed down their eating pace, taking bites here and there, but no one wanted to leave the table.

After dinner, there's still wine to drink; you can sip it slowly.

They ate their meal from a little after six o'clock until a little after eight o'clock.

It was already dark outside, and the sky was full of stars.

Shi Wen didn't want to move and leaned against Yan Kexing.

Gong Jiang and his two companions voluntarily cleared the dishes; since they had a dishwasher, clearing the dishes wasn't too difficult.

Shi Wen asked, "Where are you staying tonight? Gong Jiang, are you going to stay in the village?"

Gong Jiang replied, "Sure, we've already washed all the previous bedding."

"Then you should stay in the village. We'll take you there later, and you can take a walk to digest your food." Shi Wen saying that, Shi Wen turned to Zhu Ji and asked, "Brother Zhu, what about you? Are you staying in the village or sleeping on the sofa?"

Zhu Ji: "I'll squeeze in with Lin Chengqian when we go to the village. Sleeping on the sofa here with you two, being all lovey-dovey with you two, feels really pathetic."

After tidying up a bit, everyone set off in a large group towards the village.

The new rural areas are being built quite well now. There are streetlights outside and stars overhead, making it quite comfortable to walk around in such places at night.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing escorted them back and then returned.

When I got home, the house was quiet, Shi Wen could only hear a few humming sounds.

This groan was a rather uncomfortable groan, similar to a moan after being injured.

Shi Wen looked at Yan Kexing, "Did you hear that?"

Yan Kexing nodded. "It sounds like the sound of Changfeng."

Shi Wen, "What happened to that guy?"

Shi Wen turned around with a bit of worry and walked outside, towards the livestock shed where the little guys lived.

Yan Kexing followed behind him.

Shi Wen discovered that the White Tiger wasn't inside at all, but lying outside.

There was only a small courtyard lamp outside, and all sorts of mosquitoes and other insects flew around it.

It rested its head on the steps, its thick ears almost drooping. The night wind blew its fur, highlighting its unusually lifeless eyes, making it look very pitiful.

Shi Wen squatted down and touched its head. He felt its body temperature wasn't very high, and its heartbeat wasn't very fast either; both were within the normal range. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell or in a bad mood?"

The White Tiger hugged Shi Wen's arm with its two front paws, whimpering through its nose, both acting cute and aggrieved.

Shi Wen: "Do you still remember the badger incident?"

White Tiger: "Eek."

This guy's whimpering is pretty skillful; he probably learned it from the dogs.

Shi Wen stroked its head for a while, and it rolled over, spreading its two hind legs to expose its soft belly for Shi Wen to stroke.